11:30 am, January 26, 2011
MG Motor UK is expanding its dealer network to give even greater levels of customer service it has been announced.
The Birmingham-based company already has 38 MG dealers plus six authorised repairers covering the country, but is on the prowl for more.
45 ‘key open points’ have been found in various regions of Britain and the firm is currently in discussions with 25 prospective dealers.
MG is keen to get new dealers on board in time for the launch of the MG6 in the UK – the first new MG to be sold here for 16 years.
MG Motor UK’s franchise and dealer development manager, David Martin, said: ‘News of the MG6 created a huge amount of interest and there are a lot of people very interested in representing the MG brand and investing in dealerships.
‘We are in talks now with a number of interested parties and we are now in discussions to appoint an initial 10 to 15 new dealers within the next few months.
‘It’s great to see so much genuine interest and enthusiasm from people who want to be part of the new MG story.’
MG Motor UK’s parent company, SAIC, has also published its 2010 sales figures.
Final year end figures show that 3.58m cars sold by the company, up 31.5 per cent on 2009, setting a new record. MG and Roewe sales were up 77 per cent to total 160,000.
